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I recently blogged about an old high school friend, Lori Zoll Pharr and her battle with cancer. Well this evening I received this e-mail from my friend, Deb Upton Meyer, that she got from Lori’s father.

To all of Lori’s classmates. Lori’s earthly journey is over. God took one of his great servants home this afternoon. It is with a very heavy heart that this message goes to you all. Even though one of your classmates is gone from us heaven is so much richer. Lori is the kind of a girl that makes a guy very proud to say he is a father Only God and the love of our friends will ever fill the hole that is in Lori’s mothers and my heart. Please feel free to keep in contact with us. It will really help Josie and I. With our deepest gratitude, Blair

My deepest sympathy to the Pharr and Zoll family of the loss of their beloved Lori. My thoughts and prayers are with the family. The memory of Lori will always be in our hearts.
Sylvia

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I have been trying to remember thing from when I was growing up and I remembered the TV show New Zoo Revue. And the more I thought about it, I started to get freaked out a little. The show originally aired in syndication from 1972 until 1977, so I was 6–10 years old when it came on. I really don’t remember the story of the show, but I remember that houses and lots of singing and dancing. I also remember some of the characters in the show.

Henrietta Hippo was a tutu-wearing, genteel Southern Belle type, who was a bit shy.

Charlie was a serious, know-it-all scientist/inventor owl who lived in a tall tree equipped with an elevator.

Freddie the Frog was always ready for a good time but was a bit naive. While the same size as the other adult-sized characters, Freddie was characterized (at least in some episodes) as a school-aged child.

This season, I thought all of the celebrities were good. They seemed like they were enjoying being on the show. But then I read something that Aaron Carter said and now him and Karina are on my list of teams I don’t want to see make the finals.

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Well, guess the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ record for NFL futility will not be challenged in 2009 — and that’s just fine with the Detroit Lions. In1976, the Buccaneers’ team 0-26. The Lions had a 0-16 regular season in 2008 — so they were on their way to get that record.

I’m glad that the crowd of 40,896 (that was the smallest at Ford Field and the fewest to watch a Lions home game in 20 years) were there to see the win. Hopefully the Lions will not let this be their only win this season. But you never know, we are talking about the Lions here!

Music Web Navigator is a simple but useful web service where you can enter artist name and get links to 50+ popular sites with complete information about this artist. This service offer a single access point to all most important music-related places on Web.

Of course, I use my go-to artist to find out information on — Adam Ant. Here is what it came up with.

Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard, 3 November 1954, Marylebone, London) is an English musician, who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1979 and 1983, including three No.1s. Goddard was also a star in America where he not only scored a string of hit singles and albums, but was once voted sexiest man in America by the viewers of MTV. He is also an actor, having appeared in two dozen films or television episodes between 1985 and 1999.

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I have been in a “Disco” phase these past couple of weeks. Generation X missed going to the discotheques, so I missed that experience (except for those who sneaked in). I am convinced that is the reason why I have never learned “the hustle“! In my hometown, Flint, Michigan, there were two that I remember “The Light” in the Small Mall on Dort Highway and “The Mikatam.”

A couple of months ago, I blogged about an old school friend, Lori Zoll Pharr and her battle with cancer. On June 29th 2009, she was diagnosed with colon cancer that has spread to her liver. Then on August 4 2009, she was diagnosed with a worse more aggressive cancer called neuroendocrine carcinoma.

She has been so brave in her battle and her daughter(s) have been keeping family and friends posted on her blog: Help Lori Fight. Here is one on the latest posts from Lori’s blog:

This evening, Dr. Sasser came and visited with Mama to update her on some of the blood work she had done last week. Her levels have lowered significantly, but she is firm against doing any more chemo. Dr. Sasser believes (with support from research that has been done) that patients who receive long-term palliative care can generally live longer than if they did more treatment. With more treatment, Mama could only expect another 3-6 months, and she doesn’t want to be suffering from the side effects of chemo during that time. She does not want to disturb the peace that God has given her, so no more chemo.

So I want her to know that I am thinking of her and her family. And I only hope that if I was ever in a situation like Lori’s that I would be as brave as her.

In the current Guidepost magazine that I got, there was a story “Urgent Prayer” — Whatever it was — and the doctors didn’t know—it was killing my daughter… By Wilma Cook, Arnett, West Virginia. It’s about her daughter and prayers and the support they received from around the world. Arnett says, “We’re connected, not just by technology, but by God’s love, the most powerful network of all”.

And I read this from Lori’s blog… “She says that she feels the prayers all the time, so keep them coming!” So I was thinking if you are reading this, if you could pass along a prayer, good vibes or a “Hello” to Lori.